"Brave is, in my opinion, the best option for anyone looking for an alternative to Chrome. The browser keeps the core interface familiar enough to ease the transition."
Brave
Technology, Information and Internet
San Francisco, California 58,929 followers
The browser and search engine that save you time and keep you safe.
About us
Brave is building a user-first Web. The Brave browser is used by over 112 million people worldwide. It blocks third-party ads and trackers by default for fast, private browsing. It also offers a wealth of helpful features including a VPN and an AI browsing assistant. Brave is one of just three Web search indexes at scale in the West, and it’s the only one commercially available in a reliable, independent Search API. It provides users with accurate, AI-enhanced answers without profiling them. Brave Search is available as the default search engine in Brave, or via any other browser at search.brave.com. The Brave Search API helps organizations supply their AI LLMs with real-time data, power agentic search, train foundation models, and create search-enabled software. The Brave Search API helps anyone—from hobbyists to large enterprises—build applications that benefit from having access to the Web, going beyond the static knowledge of AI models. Our API uses our own search index so we can guarantee the highest privacy and security standards. Brave is also reinventing digital advertising. Users can opt into our privacy-first digital ads platform to earn crypto rewards for their attention. Advertisers get access to engaged, otherwise unreachable audiences. Creators can unlock new revenue streams. Brave Software is an independent company founded in 2015 by Brendan Eich, creator of JavaScript and co-founder of Mozilla (Firefox), and Brian Bondy, formerly of Khan Academy and Mozilla.
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https://www.brave.com
External link for Brave
- Industry
- Technology, Information and Internet
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, California
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 2015
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580 Howard St.
Unit 402
San Francisco, California 94105, US
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Android Police's Ben Khalesi tried open-source alternatives to Google apps for a week. Brave was one of the alternatives he decided to keep using after the test because it "made browsing enjoyable again" by speeding up websites and blocking ads. Check out the full article to learn more: https://lnkd.in/eA28Yz-U
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On a new episode of #TheBraveTechnologist, GeneGenius chief strategy officer Joseph X Ng explains why the biggest risk in AI isn’t technical failure, but a lack of institutional readiness to govern it. Other key topics: - His work in AI-driven genomics systems and data for early detection and better prediction in medical systems - How governance—when designed correctly—can accelerate adoption rather than slowing innovation - How human judgment is evolving in an AI-driven world, shifting from execution to supervision and interpretation Listen to this full episode of #TheBraveTechnologist podcast, hosted by Luke Mulks, here: https://lnkd.in/ecycdYFN
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Nearly 700,000 OpenClaw users have signed up to use Brave Search API! This is not only a huge milestone for our API but signals a fundamental shift in the internet. OpenClaw, the leading open-source platform for autonomous AI agents, lists Brave Search API as a search tool of choice for giving real-time Web access to AI agents. Its quality, independence, and AI optimizations make it a natural choice over Big Tech search engines or scrapers. Machine searches have already overtaken human-initiated search queries. This trend will only intensify as agents become more numerous. Machine searches could soon scale to hundreds or thousands per day per active agent. Access to a comprehensive Web search index is essential for agents. Only three major providers exist: Google, Bing, and Brave. With Google limiting APIs and Bing phasing out offerings, Brave is the only alternative for the agent revolution. It’s also the best option. If you want to use Brave Search API with OpenClaw, check out our guide: https://lnkd.in/eTDCsmcM. Pay close attention to the guide's security recommendations, such as running OpenClaw on a VM or dedicated machine. The Brave Search API helps anyone access our independent search index to power their AI and search projects. Sign up here to get started: https://lnkd.in/e5hwB7MY For bespoke and enterprise plans, reach out to us here: https://lnkd.in/eVSguq-J
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Anna Yuan, founder of Perena and former head of stablecoins at the Solana Foundation, discusses how Perena is designing new on-chain financial products, including USD*, a liquid yield token that earns continuously while remaining spendable. Listen to the full episode of The Brave Technologist, hosted by Luke Mulks, here: https://lnkd.in/e2i4-geK
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KDNuggets says Brave Search is one of the top web search APIs for AI apps because it's "fast, simple, and gives results from an independent web index instead of relying on the same mainstream sources." Each of our API plans comes with $5 of free credit per month so you can start experimenting for free. Set up your account here: brave.com/api/
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The Brave Search API is ready for the agentic AI era. AIMultiple recently benchmarked eight search APIs for use in agentic workflows. The site found that the Brave Search API delivered the most relevant and highest quality results to the test queries. It also generated these results with the lowest latency of any API in the test! Check out AIMultiple's full results here: https://lnkd.in/efaNn997
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Ask Brave has a new look! The sidebar lets you easily switch between multiple conversations. Your chat history is encrypted and auto-deleted after 24 hours of inactivity by default. The encryption key is stored locally on your device. Brave does not retain your IP address. Ask Brave combines search and AI chat so you can get detailed answers to your queries and ask follow-up questions. Try it here: ask.brave.com